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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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