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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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