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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in technology-enhanced learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better grasp these new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desire for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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