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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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