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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education are empowering students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these promising new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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