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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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