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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational undertakings. Scientists want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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