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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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