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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology make it possible for humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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