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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that talks about subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in elearning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes online. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Uganda to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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Massively Open Online Courses (moocs)