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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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