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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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