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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in elearning technology enable students in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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