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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Students want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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