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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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