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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these open educational undertakings. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desire for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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