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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are enabling students all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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