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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in electronic educational technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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