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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education technology are empowering learners in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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