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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to better perceive these new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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