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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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