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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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