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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in blended learning technology have enabled people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of subjects that online education organizations have to consider now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Trainers want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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