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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open education experiments. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This amazing new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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