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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which investigates issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in online education are empowering students all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Eritrea to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

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