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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also explores the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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