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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning technology are enabling students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Somaliland to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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