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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand these exciting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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