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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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