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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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