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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this developing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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