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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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