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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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