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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions must deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scientists and many other participants desire to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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