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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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