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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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