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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few subjects that online education organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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