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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. People want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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