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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to perceive how MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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