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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which investigates subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take part in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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