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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to understand these promising new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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