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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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