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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in nations all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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