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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Teachers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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