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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. People want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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