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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in e-learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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