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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers subjects regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This amazing new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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