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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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