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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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