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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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