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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education undertakings. Educators want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews 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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