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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in online education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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