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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive these important new open education initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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