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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? How can we handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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