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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in blended learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to understand these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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