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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are enabling learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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