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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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