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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These massive online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Senegal to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

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