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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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