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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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