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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in digital education technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Zimbabwe to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

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