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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in digital education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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