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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in online learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Educators want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this growing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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