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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a desire to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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