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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in distance learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are considering today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high dropout rates?

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