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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are considering today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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