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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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