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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are empowering learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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