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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that online learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education