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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in e-learning technology enable students in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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