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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in online education technology make it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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