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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This inspiring new book also researches the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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