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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Scientists want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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