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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in distance learning technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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