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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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