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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Universities want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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