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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Corporations want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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