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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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