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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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