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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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