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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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