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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning technology have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 a lot of subjects that online education institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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