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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology enable students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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