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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in blended learning technology have enabled students all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this growing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also researches the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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