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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning enable learners all around the world to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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