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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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