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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business 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 we handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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