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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in online learning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to take part in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning organizations have to consider today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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