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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are enabling students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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