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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions are struggling with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Malawi to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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