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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always 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 variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes 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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