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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

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