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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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