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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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