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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Academics want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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