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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. New improvements in distance learning are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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