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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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