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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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