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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to understand these new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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