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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in blended learning are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desideratum to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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