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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology enable students all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Central African Republic to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

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