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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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