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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Nigeria to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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