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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning are enabling learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are generally 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 several topics that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open education ventures. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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