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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational ventures. Teachers want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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