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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Academics want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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