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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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