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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology enable students all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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