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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand these new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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