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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Gambia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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