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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo � – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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