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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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