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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning enable students in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Gambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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