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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

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