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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive these important new open educational endeavours. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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