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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to understand these promising new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This amazing new book also describes the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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