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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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