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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. New changes in distance learning are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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