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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in elearning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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