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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have empowered students all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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