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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in distance learning have made it possible for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open education ventures. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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