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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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