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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in digital education technology are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers 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 original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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