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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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