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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to better grasp these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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