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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology make it possible for students all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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