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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. People want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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