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MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in learning technology enable humans all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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