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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in electronic education technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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