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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled students all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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