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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology enable people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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