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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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