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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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