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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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