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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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