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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in distance learning technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also explores the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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