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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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