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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can institutions ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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