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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rwanda to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

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