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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many issues that elearning organizations must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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