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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that distance learning organizations have to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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