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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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