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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these significant new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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