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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in learning technology are providing the means for humans in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better perceive these promising new open education undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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