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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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