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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning have enabled people all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that blended learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What 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 stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Researchers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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