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MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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