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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in online education technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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