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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This sensational new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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