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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desire for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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