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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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