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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is all right? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Guinea-Bissau to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

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