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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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