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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning are empowering students all over the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines 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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