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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in electronic education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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