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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New changes in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to be more aware of these open educational ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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