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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also studies the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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