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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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