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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in electronic educational technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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