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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more available there is a necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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