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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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