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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand these interesting new open educational ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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