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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Students want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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