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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these interesting new open educational undertakings. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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