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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in online learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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