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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to better grasp these important new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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