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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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