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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have enabled people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Students want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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