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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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