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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Niger to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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