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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a increasing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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