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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that articulates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in electronic educational technology have empowered people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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