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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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