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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in online education have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Rwanda to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

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