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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like Somalia to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

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