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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in distance learning have empowered students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Niger to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

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