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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Universities want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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