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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These online MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these open educational ventures. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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