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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Students want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also studies the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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