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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations have to consider today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can organizations ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these open education endeavours. Public servants want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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