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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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