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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in digital education technology enable humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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