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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because blended learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Corporations want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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