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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online learning have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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