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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open educational undertakings. Universities want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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