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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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