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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open education initiatives. Instructors want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing desire for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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