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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants need to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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