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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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