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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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