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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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