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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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