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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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