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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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