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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning technology enable learners in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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