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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in electronic education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

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