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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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