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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in blended learning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is passable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this desire for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This gripping new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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