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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and numerous other participants would like to better understand these fascinating new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this crescive need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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