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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in distance learning enable learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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