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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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