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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online education technology are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions must deal with in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Somalia to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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