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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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