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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online courses. MOOCs are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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