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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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