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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like Cameroon to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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