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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in elearning technology are enabling students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these open educational initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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