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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online education technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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