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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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