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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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