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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in online education have empowered students in nations all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because online education technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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