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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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