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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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