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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Corporations want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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