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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can stakeholders certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open education initiatives. Researchers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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