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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in online education are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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