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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology enable students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Libya to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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