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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in online education have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a desideratum to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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