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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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