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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online learning technology make it possible for humans all over the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the major 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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