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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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