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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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