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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are considering more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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