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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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