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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open education endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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