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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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