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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning enable people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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