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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Professors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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