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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern evolvements in online education have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education organizations are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Sierra Leone to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and 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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