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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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