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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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