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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in online learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These MOOC classes are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Chad to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle low motivation and high dropout rates?

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