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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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