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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education ventures. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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