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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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