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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in blended learning technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also talks about the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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