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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in e-learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Lesotho to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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