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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning make it possible for students in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are considering today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is adequate? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

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