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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to better grasp these fascinating new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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