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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New developments in digital education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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