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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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