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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in digital education technology have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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