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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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