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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

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