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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ethiopia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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