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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in online learning are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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