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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in e-learning have provided the means for people all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are many issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational initiatives. Scholars want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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