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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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