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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning enable people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. People want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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