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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in blended learning enable people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Students want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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