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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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