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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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