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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to participate in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can organizations manage inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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