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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this increasing desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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