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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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