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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning have enabled students all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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