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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the 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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