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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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