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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. 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. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This amazing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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