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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education have made it possible for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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