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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in digital education technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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