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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

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