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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can educators assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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