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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in digital education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to understand these compelling new open education experiments. Teachers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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