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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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