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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advancements in online learning are providing the means for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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