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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in distance learning have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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