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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education technology are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education ventures. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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