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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these new open education initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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