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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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