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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these new open education ventures. Everybody wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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