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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these important new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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