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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take online courses. These online MOOCs are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better comprehend these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Professors want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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