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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online learning are enabling humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Students want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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