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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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