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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in elearning have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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