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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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