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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also deals with the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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