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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning are empowering humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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