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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that learning technology institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Educators want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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