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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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