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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in blended learning are empowering people all over the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these important new open education undertakings. Students want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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