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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This sensational new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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