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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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