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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in blended learning enable humans in nations all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations are dealing with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC classes? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing need for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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