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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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