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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants desire to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to comprehend how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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