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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational endeavours. Universities want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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