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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in distance learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education initiatives. Professors want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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