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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing demand for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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