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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Lecturers want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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