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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology enable humans all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This gripping new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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