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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This definitive new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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