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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in e-learning technology enable humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. 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 massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Public servants want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desideratum for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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