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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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