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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Universities want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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