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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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