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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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