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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online education are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing need for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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