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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

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