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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the most important 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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