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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have empowered students all around the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these exciting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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