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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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