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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online education have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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