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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online learning technology are enabling learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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