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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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