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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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