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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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