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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in online learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Academics want to understand how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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