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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online classes. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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