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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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