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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in elearning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding desire for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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