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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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