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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advancements in e-learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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