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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in learning technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of issues that online education organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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