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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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