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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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