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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

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