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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in electronic education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What 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 institutions manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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