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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the most important 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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