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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing desire for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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