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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cape Verde to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high attrition?

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