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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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