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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in elearning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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