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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are considering now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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