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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning technology have empowered humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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