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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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