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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic education technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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