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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a demand to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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