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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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