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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Bahrain to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open education ventures. Academics want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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