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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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