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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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