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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scientists want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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