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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Researchers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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