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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in blended learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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