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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which considers topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

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