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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Teachers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also discusses 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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