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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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