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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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