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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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