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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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