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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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