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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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