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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? 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 we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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