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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in online education have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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