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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in online education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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