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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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