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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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