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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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