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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in electronic education technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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