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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest developments in distance learning have enabled learners all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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