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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in distance learning make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these fascinating new open education initiatives. Professors want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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