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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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