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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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