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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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