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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in distance learning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

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