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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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