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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online learning enable learners all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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