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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions must deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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