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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advancements in online education are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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