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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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