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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New developments in online education are empowering people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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