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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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