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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes online. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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