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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in digital education technology have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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