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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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