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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Trainers and many other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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