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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning are enabling students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education ventures. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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