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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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