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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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