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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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