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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these important new open education experiments. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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