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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are having to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the education provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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