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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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