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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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