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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open educational ventures. Teachers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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