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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in digital education technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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