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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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