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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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