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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning make it possible for people in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Somaliland to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

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