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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest changes in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to better perceive these interesting new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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