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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews subjects regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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