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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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