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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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