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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in digital education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Mauritius to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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