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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that instructors 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 business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand these important new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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