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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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