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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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