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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to understand these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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