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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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