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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in online learning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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