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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing need for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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