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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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