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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online learning technology are providing the means for learners all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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