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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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