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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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