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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic educational technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo � – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Academics want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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