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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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