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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology make it possible for students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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