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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in digital education technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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