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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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