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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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