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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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