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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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