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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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