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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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