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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in elearning have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of these open educational endeavours. Scholars want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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