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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in digital education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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