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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning have enabled learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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