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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in elearning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to understand these fascinating new open educational ventures. Educators want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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