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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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