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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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