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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in digital education technology enable learners all over the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Equatorial Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

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