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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in blended learning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Universities want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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