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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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