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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in online learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better grasp these significant new open educational ventures. Teachers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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