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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in online learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This definitive new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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