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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in e-learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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