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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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