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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online learning are enabling people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Intellectuals want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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