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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in online learning have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can institutions manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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