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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in elearning have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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