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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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