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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Kuwait to conduct these MOOC classes? How can educators manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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