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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This amazing new book also reviews the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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