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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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