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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in distance learning enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can teachers deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing demand for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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