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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in digital education technology are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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