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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners 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 many issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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