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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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