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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in elearning have provided the means for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing demand for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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