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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning are empowering learners all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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