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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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