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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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