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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online courses. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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