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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning are empowering people all over the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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