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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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