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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in online learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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