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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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