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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning organizations are having to consider now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the major 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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