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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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