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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Educational Resources