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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning enable people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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