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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. People want to know how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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