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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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