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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New changes in learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational ventures. Scholars want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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