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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in elearning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Central African Republic to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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