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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online education are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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