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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend these exciting new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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