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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these open education ventures. Instructors want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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