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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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