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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning enable people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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