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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this growing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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