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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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