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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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