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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education