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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic educational technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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