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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in online education technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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