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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders need to better understand these significant new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this demand for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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