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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in online education have enabled people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to comprehend how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also addresses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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