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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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