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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in e-learning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education initiatives. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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