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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Namibia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner attrition?

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