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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in digital education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better perceive these compelling new open educational ventures. Students want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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