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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like Zambia to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

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