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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which reviews topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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