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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest evolvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo � – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Scholars want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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