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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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