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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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