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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online education have enabled students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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