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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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