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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to be more aware of these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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