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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in online learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desideratum for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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