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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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