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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This amazing new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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