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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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