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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also addresses the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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