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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in e-learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this desideratum for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also explores the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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