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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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