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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in online learning enable humans in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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