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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online education are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cameroon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

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