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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in online education are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Eritrea to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators handle inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

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