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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning enable people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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