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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to better perceive these promising new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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