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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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