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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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