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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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