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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education ventures. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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