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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive 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 issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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