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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology are empowering people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Kinshasa) to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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