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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Liberia to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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