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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in online education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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