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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these open education endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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