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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Kenya to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

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