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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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