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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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