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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Guyana to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants manage issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

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