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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern changes in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for students in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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