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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in distance learning technology are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a desire to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOCS And Open Education