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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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