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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What 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 optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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