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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in e-learning technology enable students all around the world to participate in classes online. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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