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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in blended learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these open education ventures. Instructors want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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