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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations must deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these open educational ventures. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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