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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to understand these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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