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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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