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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology are making it possible for humans all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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