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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education initiatives. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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