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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high student attrition?

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