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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive need for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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