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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning have enabled students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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